Balloon attachment.



A. F. KRAFTMK.

BLLOON ATTACHMENT. 1,017,767w

APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 27. 1911,

.Patented Feb. 20, 1912.'

UNITED STATES' v'iaatrrnsfi OFFICE.

ALBIN F. KBAFTSIK, OF MOIJ'NT PLEASANT, PENNSYLVANIA.

BALLOON ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 27, 1911. Serial No. 635,615.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBIN F. KRAFTSIK, a citizen of the-United States,and a resident of Mount Pleasant, in the county of Westmoreland and.State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and -usefulImprovements in Balloon Attachments, of which the following is aspeciication, reference being had to the .accompanying drawings.

`This invention has relation to an improved releasing mechanism employedin connection departing from the spirit `two lever arms ending invfurther understood with aballoon or other aerial carrier, and the object of my invention is to provide a4 device of this general character ofa simple and inexpensivenature and of a light and durable construction;which shall bel capable vof accurate adjustment below a balloon orother aerial carrier in Such a manner that a parachute or other membermaybe instantly detached. l Y T Another object isto provide'a captiveballoon with 'a releasing mechanism including beak hooks, which othermember to be;

engage 'the parachute or being automatically released, the mechanismactuated bythe anchoring strand so-that. after the balloon has traveleda predetermined distance the parachute .may be auto matically released.y A l Y e With. these and-other objects in view the present inventionconsists in thecombinationand arrangement'of-partsas will behereinater'more fully described and'finally pointed out in the appendedclaims, it being that changes in the specie structure shown anddescribed may be made withinthe scope of the claims, without ot theinvention. l In the accompanying drawings forming a part of thisspecification, and'in which like numerals of reference indicate similarparts inthe several views: Figure 1, shows an elevational viewdisclosing a fragmentary pornism embodying my invention, the mecha.-nism beingshown as-carrylng a parachute. Fig. 2, is an enlarged detail'disclosing the releasing mechanism in its openedposition.

In my ypresent invention I. provide a light,

Vsimply constructed releasing mechanism especiallyarranged to be used inconnection with a captive balloon, so thata parachute -or like devicecarried by the balloon may be automatically released after the balloonv'has traveled a predetermined distance from thestarting point or w 'chmay-be instantlyreleased, on manipulating the anchoring strand.

In the drawings the letter A, designates a balloon provided with theusual carrying net B. This net, as shown in Fig. 1, gives support to twopliable members 2 rand 3, .in the form of hemp or like strands, .whichare held securely but adjustably within the ends of the carrier bar 4.The bar 4, can be slid backward or forward under force,v upon thestrands 2 and 3. Secured to the pliable members 2 and 3, intermediate oftheir ends, are the counterpart levers 6, 6, having the apertured ears5, each lever ending in a beak hook 10. As shown in Fig. 2, each leverhas a plurality of openings 7, arranged to receive a bolt 8, which issecured by means of a nut 9. By means'of this adjustably held-'bolt8,the spread of the levers may be regulated. Secured to the ends 1,1- and12,

6I the pliable members 2 and 3,'is the trigger bar 13, which ispreferably lofa llength greater'thanthe carrier bar 4, 'and heldinvparallel spaced relation to s aidI bar 4, as shown in the drawings.Secured tothe trigger Vbar 13, is- Ithe anchoring strand 14. In

their normal position, .as shown in Fig. 1, the beak hooks 10, overlapone another. 'The anchoring strand 14, is wound over a .suitable spoolor is `otherwise secured in a manner permitting the same being wound andunwound.'

In the drawings the letter C, designates a parachute of conventionalconstruction to the peak of which is secured a ring a. This ring isarranged to be brought linto engagement with the overlapping beaks orhook ends of the levers as shown in Fig. 1.

In lsecuring a parachute tothe detaching device, the-arms 6, must bebrought ktogether or toward one another, as shown in Fig. 1. The weightof the parachute then aids in holding the hooks together in whichVcondition the pliable connections below the carrying bar 4, are 4 inFig. 1. strand 14, from the bar 14, so that the pliable connection belowthe carrier bar 4, will be straight- However, any st-rain on the held atan angle, as shown' ened out, resulting in the lever v6, being deviceis' especially Vvadapted to be used as la toy and can further be used inde-- taching an explosive or an advertising member, which can bereleased automatically after the balloon has risen to a predetermineddistance, or jerked loose at any de' sired time.

The device is simple and inexpensive in construction .and both durableand efficient in operation, and the mechanism can be llgadily actuatedto release the carried memr. l Having thus described my said invention,what I claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patentis:

1'. A detaching device for an'aerial carri'er, comprising a .suitablysupported carrier bar, a trigger bar of a length greater than saidvcarrier bar,- a pliable connection extending from each rend of saidcarrier bar each connection being secured to one end of said ,triggerbar, two pivotally connected lever arms each'ending in afbeak hook, eacharm being securedto one of said pliable conneotions intermediate of itsends, said beak hooks. normally overlapping one another, ndatrigger cordconnected to said trigger ar. f

i A detachingdevice for an aerial carrier, comprising a suitablysupported carrier bar, a trigger bar of a length greater than saidcarrier bar, a pliable connection extending from each end of saidcarrier bar 'each connection being secured to one end of said triggerbar, two pivotally connected lever arms each ending in' a beak hook,each arm being secured to one of said pliable connections intermediateof its ends, said beak hooks normally overlapping one another, and atrigger cord connected to said trigger bar, said trigger bar heldparallel to said carrier bar. n 3. A detaching device for an aerialcarrier, comprising a suitably supported carrying member, a trigger bar,two pliable connections extending from said carrying 'member and securedto the ends of said triggerbar, two similar lever arms each ending in a.beak hook one beak hook being secured to each 'of said strands each ofsaid levers hav ing a plurality of bolt openings, a bolt oonnecting saidtwo similar lever arms, and a strand extending from said trigger bar.

In testimony whereof I affix signature, in presence of two witnesses.

' ALBIN F. KRAFTSIK. Witnesses: p

A. C. SNEDDEN, R. FAUST.

